COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas soccer fans will be able to enjoy more than a few professional soccer matches in the Lone Star State this summer.

What You Need To Know

  • Ahead of the Copa America this summer, Mexico and Brazil will play a friendly match in College Station on June 8

  • Both teams hope to break the attendance record for a friendly at Kyle Field, which is one of the five largest stadiums in collegiate football. The largest recorded attendance at The Home of The 12th Man is 110,633

  • The teams like the proximity of College Station to larger Texas cities such as Houston, Dallas, San Antonio and Austin

  • Tickets have not yet been released

Texas A&M is set to host a friendly match between two world-renowned soccer teams, Brazil and Mexico, at the university's own Kyle Field ahead of the Copa America, which begins June 20.

The friendly match is set for June 8, 2024, according to TUDN reporter Gibrán Araige, who broke the news on Tuesday.

Araige highlights several reasons why the match will be played in College Station, instead of larger Texas cities like Houston, Dallas or San Antonio. The main reason being that both teams prefer College Station's central proximity to those large cities — allowing more fans from all over the state to attend. College Station is about two hours from Austin, two hours and 30 minutes from Dallas, one hour and 30 minutes from Houston and three hours from San Antonio.

The teams also like Kyle Field's large attendance capacity.

At the game, Brazil and Mexico hope to break the attendance record for a friendly match. Luckily for them, the home of the Aggie football team is one of the five largest stadiums in collegiate football, with a seating capacity of 102,733. The largest recorded attendance record at the stadium is 110,633, set in 2014.

Tickets for the Kyle Field friendly have not yet been released.

Before the Copa America, Mexico will also play a friendly match against Uruguay on June 5 at the University of Denver.

While College Station will get a preview of what's to come in the Copa America, other Texas cities will host a few matches themselves at Houston's NRG Stadium, Arlington's AT&T stadium and Austin's Q2 Stadium. It's sure to be a summer to remember for soccer fans all across the state.